Sword with scabbard (Keris)
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Wrapped wooden handle, the upper half of the blade flamed three times. Wooden scabbard, partly wrapped. The keris was subsequently donated to the museum (May 1935).
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Date
Before 1904
Identifier
28958
Origin
Mindanao, Philippines
(Moro)
Moro (The Moros are those natives of the Philippines who are Mohammedans. They did not give themselves this name, nor do they use it among themselves; but they recognize it when applied to them by others. that they called the Mohammedans they found here, Moros. external Islamic rule.)
(Moro)
Moro (The Moros are those natives of the Philippines who are Mohammedans. They did not give themselves this name, nor do they use it among themselves; but they recognize it when applied to them by others. that they called the Mohammedans they found here, Moros. external Islamic rule.)
Materials
Iron, wood, bamboo, cord, brass
Physical Dimensions
Length: L. Scabbard: 54.3 cm
Length: overall length: 61.8 cm
Length: L. sword: 59.4 cm
Length: overall length: 61.8 cm
Length: L. sword: 59.4 cm
Provenance
Purchased from August Möckel
Acquisition Date
1935
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
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Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed November 2021.
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“Sword with scabbard (Keris),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 19, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14981.
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